Category: Young Church

World Youth Day 2025

World Youth Day 2025

WYD, usually on the Feast of Christ the King in November, will be celebrated at the beginning of August to coincide with the celebration calendar of the Jubilee Year. The NZCBC have permission from the Dicastery of Laity, Family and Life to move this day for us in the antipodes. This will be the permanent […]

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Catholic Schools Commissioning Masses

Catholic Schools Commissioning Masses

The Catholic Schools Commissioning Masses for 2025 celebrate Eucharist and whanaungatanga; and all who serve in our Catholic school and college communities are commissioned and blessed in their ministries. Archdiocese of Wellington South Island, 28 February, 5.30pm, St Peter Chanel Church, Motueka. North Island, 4 March, 5.30pm, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Wellington. Diocese of Palmerston North […]

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Polish sisters’ legacy honoured

Polish sisters’ legacy honoured

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the arrival of 733 Polish refugee children in New Zealand in 1944, the Trustees of the Ogonowska Education Charitable Trust are pleased to announce the Trust’s 2024 Awards.

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Students seek living wage for college ancillary staff

Students seek living wage for college ancillary staff

The living wage recognises all people deserve a fair wage for their labour, offering a way to lift people out of poverty. This is why, for our social action assessment in Sociology in our last year at school, we approached our Principal and Board of Trustees to support the Living Wage Schools Campaign. 

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College honours rising sports stars with top award

College honours rising sports stars with top award

Jyde Low and Jayden Parker’s sporting achievements on the national and international stage have earned them St John’s College, Hastings, highest sporting honour: the Russell Brothers Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to Sport.

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Cultural artworks unveiled at St Brigid’s School

Cultural artworks unveiled at St Brigid’s School

St Brigid’s School in Johnsonville recently celebrated a vibrant addition to their main entrance with the unveiling of stunning new artworks created by Māori and Pasifika students in collaboration with renowned artists Margaret Holland and Moses Viliamu. Over a week, students worked alongside the artists to design and produce artworks that represent their rich cultural heritage.

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Redwood House transformed for boarders

Redwood House transformed for boarders

St Patrick’s College Silverstream is ‘thrilled to showcase’ Redwood House’s recently refreshed foyer. Redwood House is a supportive and inclusive home for the college’s boarding students.

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Catholic Schools Day 2025

Catholic Schools Day 2025

The next Catholic Schools Day will be celebrated on 28 May 2025. Our Catholic schools are the outward sign of a long commitment from both the Church and parents of Catholic children in ‘helping form Christ in the lives of others’.

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‘Our History, Our Voice, Our Spirit’

‘Our History, Our Voice, Our Spirit’

Past and present students, parish priests, whanau, members of the parish community and guests, including Archbishop Paul Martin sm and representatives from the Archdiocese of Wellington, gathered at St Theresa’s Catholic School in Plimmerton on Thursday 12 September to celebrate the 75th Jubilee of their kura. 

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